Catholic higher education

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Dinand Library at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.

Catholic higher education includes universities, colleges, and other institutions of higher education privately run by the Catholic Church, typically by religious institutes. Those tied to the Holy See are specifically called pontifical universities.

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By definition, Catholic canon law states that "A Catholic school is understood to be one which is under control of the competent ecclesiastical authority or of a public ecclesiastical juridical person, or one which in a written document is acknowledged as Catholic by the ecclesiastical authority" (Can. 803). Although some schools are deemed "Catholic" because of their identity and a great number of students enrolled are Catholics, it is also stipulated in canon law that "no school, even if it is in fact Catholic, may bear the title 'Catholic school' except by the consent of the competent ecclesiastical authority" (Can. 803 §3).[ citation needed ]

The Dominican Order was "the first order instituted by the Church with an academic mission", [1] founding studia conventualia in every convent of the order, and studia generalia at the early European universities such as the University of Bologna and the University of Paris. In Europe, most universities with medieval history were founded as Catholic. Many of them were rescinded to government authorities in the Modern era. Some, however, remained Catholic, while new ones were established alongside the public ones. The Catholic Church is the largest non-governmental provider of higher education in the world. Many of them are internationally competitive. According to the census of the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education, the total number of Catholic universities and higher education institutions around the world is 1,358. On the other hand, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) counts it at 1,861. The Catholic religious order with the highest number of universities around the world today is the Society of Jesus with 114. [2]

Like other private schools, Catholic universities and colleges are generally nondenominational, in that they accept anyone regardless of religious affiliation, nationality, ethnicity, or civil status, provided the admission or enrollment requirements and legal documents are submitted, and rules and regulations are obeyed for a fruitful life on campus. However, non-Catholics, whether Christian or not, may or may not participate in otherwise required campus activities, particularly those of a religious nature.[ citation needed ]An example of Catholic college in India, SB College Changanasserry , built in 1922 with the help of Holy See of Catholic Church, has produced three Cardinals of Catholic Church which is the highest in any college in India. [3]

St Berchmans College Changanasserry is one of the reputed Catholic Institutions in Kerala, India . Sbcollegechry.jpg
St Berchmans College Changanasserry is one of the reputed Catholic Institutions in Kerala, India .

History

The International Federation of Catholic Universities has its origins in collaboration in 1924 between the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan and the Catholic university of Nijmegen in the Netherlands. [4] In 2023, it had 226 members universities in the world. [5]

Partial list of universities

To prevent repetition, for Ecclesiastical universities and faculties, see Ecclesiastical university, and for Pontifical universities, see Pontifical university.

Albania

Angola

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Bangladesh

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bolivia

Brazil

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Public universities that continue to claim Catholic affiliation

Catholic institutions affiliated or federated to public universities

Private Catholic universities

Central African Republic

Chile

Colombia

Congo, Democratic Republic of

Congo, Republic of

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Czech Republic

Dominican Republic

East Timor

Ecuador

El Salvador

Ethiopia

France

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Catholic University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Guatemala

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

India

As of fall 2004 there are 291 catholic colleges and universities in India. Among them some are:

Indonesia

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

See alsoVatican

Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kenya

Korea

Lebanon

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Chapel of the faculty of medicine of Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon

Liberia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macau

Madagascar

Malawi

Malta

Mexico

Montenegro

Mozambique

Nepal

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Nigeria

Pakistan

Palestine

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

There are more than 40 universities — besides many colleges — in the Philippine Catholic Church. Among these, some universities are:

Poland

cf. In Poland also work faculties of theology in some public universities.

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Romania

Rwanda

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovakia

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Main building of the Catholic University in Ružomberok, Slovakia

Slovenia

South Africa

South Sudan

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Tanzania

Thailand

Togo

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States

There are 244 Catholic higher education degree-granting institutions in the United States. [6] Among the most well known are:

Uruguay

Vatican

Venezuela

Vietnam

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Academic rankings

Some of the universities, including Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, are ranked in the top list of universities according to the Times Higher Education journal. [7] There is so far no list of academic rankings of Catholic universities. In the United States, U.S. News & World Report magazine provides the Best Colleges ranking; University of Notre Dame, Georgetown University, and Boston College have been scored as top Catholic national universities.[ citation needed ]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Mandonnet, Pierre-François-Félix (1911). "Order of Preachers"  . Catholic Encyclopedia . Vol. 12.
  2. ↑ "Sophia University". Archived from the original on 2017-06-25. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  3. ↑ "SB College @ 100: Kerala's premier college celebrates a century of academic and cultural legacy". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  4. ↑ International Federation of Catholic Universities, About, fiuc.org, France, retrieved November 2, 2023
  5. ↑ International Federation of Catholic Universities, About, fiuc.org, France, retrieved November 2, 2023
  6. ↑ "Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  7. ↑ "The University Rankings 2010", The World University Rankings
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